Organizers:

Tim Sass, Florida State University

Session Chairs:

Tim Sass, Florida State University

Papers:

"How and Why Do Teacher Credentials Matter for Student Achievement"
Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University
Jacob L. Vigdor, Duke University
Helen F. Ladd, Duke University

"Teacher Quality and Teacher Training"
Lori L. Taylor, Texas A&M University
Angela Bies, Texas A&M University

"Teacher Training and Teacher Productivity"
Douglas Harris, Florida State University
Tim Sass, Florida State University

"The Distribution and Mobility of Teachers Within Districts"
Jennifer Imazeki, San Diego State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott Carrell, Dartmouth College
Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida
Randall Reback, Barnard College

Organizers:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Session Chairs:

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Papers:

"Returns to Effort vs. Schooling Among Young Adults"
Angela K. Dills, Clemson University
Jeff S. DeSimone, University of South Florida and NBER

"The Impact of Education Histories on the Decision to Become Self-Employed: A Study of Young Minority Business Owners"
M. Kathleen Thomas, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)

"Teacher Training, Race, and Poverty in Urban Schools"
Eugenia F. Toma, Wendell H. Ford Professor of Public Policy, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Randall Reback, Barnard College
Charles M. Becker, Duke University
Douglas Harris, Florida State University

Organizers:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Session Chairs:

Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

Papers:

"The Effect of Florida's Unique Referendum System on Educational Spending"
Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University
Lawrence W. Kenny, University of Florida

"Baseball Salaries and State Income Taxes"
James Alm, Georgia State University
Edward Batte Sennoga, Georgia State University

"How Elastic Is Capital Investment to Local Taxation? Evidence From Court Induced Tax Changes"
Byron Lutz, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)

"The Local Political Economy of Public Education"
Randall Reback, Barnard College (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott Carrell, Dartmouth College
William H. Hoyt, University of Kentucky
Thomas A. Husted, American University
Tim Sass, Florida State University